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JoePSU - 05 Mar 2006 02:17 GMT

My fiancee and I were "foster parenting" some kittens from PACCA (The
Philadelphia Pound), and before we could officially adopt them we
needed to take them back for neutering... They were only 8 weeks old.

One of them, Wrigley, died during surgery from the anesthesia, they
told us...

We looked it up, this only happens 1/1000 times according to some
website we looked up...

I think they were too young for the surgery, but it was a requrement
for the adoption process to get it done there. I know we could have had
it done by licesned Vets later if we were allowed, but they made us do
it there... Does anyone know anything about how this works and if it
could have been prevented? I just don't know what to believe.

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~*Connie*~ - 05 Mar 2006 02:44 GMT

I have fostered hundreds of cats, and have lost one in surgery. They
thought he had a heart condition. His sibling ended up dying several weeks
later at his new home, from a heart condition.

The shelter I foster for neuters at two and a half pounds. This generally
works out to about eight to ten weeks depending on how good of a start the
cats had in life. The vets will do them at two pounds, but the shelter
likes to wait that little extra bit (which is usually a week at that stage)
Pediatric neutering has been done for many years, and studies have shown it
to be very safe, effective, and less traumatic on the pets. Ive seen older
cats and the younger ones both be neutered, and the young ones almost always
show no sign of having had surgery after they wake up.

Loosing a kitten is so devastating. You have my deepest condolences.

> My fiancee and I were "foster parenting" some kittens from PACCA (The
> Philadelphia Pound), and before we could officially adopt them we
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> it there... Does anyone know anything about how this works and if it
> could have been prevented? I just don't know what to believe.

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jwtoto@gmail.com - 05 Mar 2006 02:51 GMT

This is what is so shocking to us though... He was the heaviest out of
all three. The most energetic, the strongest, everything... The only
medical condition we are aware he had was tapeworms from fleas he had
when we first got him. We treated him with gentle soap and had no signs
of the fleas, only the worms in his stool when we took him in.

Thank you for your condolences... It is hard to look at his brother
jumping around all over our apartment after the same surgery today and
not think about how randomly awful it was for him.

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NanCe - 05 Mar 2006 04:11 GMT

>This is what is so shocking to us though... He was the heaviest out of
>all three. The most energetic, the strongest, everything... The only
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>jumping around all over our apartment after the same surgery today and
>not think about how randomly awful it was for him.

When I worked in a shelter one of the couples who adopted a cat told us he
died during neutering. He was 8 months old. The vet said that he must have
had a poor heart. They said he was extremely active and I remember him at
the shelter as being extremely active. They were shocked and so were we.
They were convinced the vet gave him too much anesthesia but how to know? It
may have been a heart condition. The only way they could have known is if
they had an ECG before the procedure but most people don't do that with
kittens.

NanCe

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Matthew AKA NMR ( NO MORE RETAIL ) - 05 Mar 2006 04:38 GMT

I am very sorry for your loss but here is the thing about surgery the age
was fine it can be done as early as 7 weeks the average weight at our
shelter is 3 .lbs but as with all surgery human or animal complications
arise. I had a very good friend die on the table due to an allergic
reaction to the anesthesia, and he had been under surgery before. He was in
top shape healthy as ox to say.
Being at the shelter I have seen plenty of healthy animals pass over the
bridge due to the anesthesia. We test the animals first give them a little
to make sure nothing will happen but it still does happen.
I almost died before under anesthesia for a simple operation

I know it is a devastating blow to loss a loved one specially a young one
like that but it does happen. Just believe it was his time to pass the
bridge. There is nothing you could have or should have done. I want to say
thank you for adopting from the shelter. If you still wanting to adopt and
are worried about the age factor now you can go to petfinder.com and look
up an older cat. Please don't let this stop you from finding a new love one

> This is what is so shocking to us though... He was the heaviest out of
> all three. The most energetic, the strongest, everything... The only
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> jumping around all over our apartment after the same surgery today and
> not think about how randomly awful it was for him.

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~*Connie*~ - 06 Mar 2006 14:49 GMT

my friend was fostering a sweet little gray tiger who was VERY active,
taking on her german shepards and being the life of the group, and in the
exam before surgery they found he had a grade IV/V murmur (out of a possible
six) Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on your perspective) kittens
don't pay any attention to that sort of thing and just live their life.

You fostered him, so he knew love and had a warm home up until. You can to
take comfort in that.

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HelpmaBoab - 05 Mar 2006 16:52 GMT

One of my former cats also died in similar circumstances.

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John Ross Mc Master - 05 Mar 2006 23:57 GMT

>My fiancee and I were "foster parenting" some kittens from PACCA (The
>Philadelphia Pound), and before we could officially adopt them we
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>it there... Does anyone know anything about how this works and if it
>could have been prevented? I just don't know what to believe.

I was a foster father until a ringworm outbreak in my house. I took in
many 8-9 week old kittens to a vet to have the spaying/neutering done.
There were never any problems.
I don't understand why your Wrigley died. I'll say a prayer for you.

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